I'm trying to write a DOS batch script that will run under XP's cmd shell to take the names of any folder that starts with a dollar sign and delete the folder. I'd like to use deltree, but they don't support that anymore. I have it where I can export the folder names using DIR to an Excel...

I have a fairly large Text file that I would like to get a record count using DOS. Is there a DOS command or someway of getting a record count using DOS?

Hi, I have a few batch files (1.bat, 2.bat, 3.bat), and I hope to create a master batch file to run them sequentially. Could anyone show me how to do that? Thanks! Gordon

Hello everybody, adn happy new year :) I am on a french NT/2K windows (see results of ipconfig command), and i want to parse results of ipconfig like that : ***** ip.txt ***** Adresse IP : xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Masque : xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Passerelle : xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx ***** ip.txt ***** Ipconfig give me this ...

Hi. Call me a dinosaur, but I still use batch files for many tasks - as I can get that level of control over many things that GUI's still require manual intervention. Anyway... I have a need to be able to pluck the latest modified file from a directory and copy it. Could somebody please help me with...

I have a bat file script which copies a registry file from a department server onto each user's machine. I get this prompt REGISTRY EDITOR "Are you sure you want to add the information in servername\parh...... to the registry?" when script reaches the following code in the Prod.bat file...

I am trying to compile a web project and the directions tell me to Run the DOS command line and to go to the .NET Framework directory cd C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727 This command results in an "Invalid directory" message. The desired directory does exist - I can find it using...

This question is in continuation with this thread : http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/.NET/Visual_CSharp/Q_25143150.html The next step that i have to perform is to send parameters to file testscript.ftp because i want to download different named files on each day of week and from...

Newbie to NT: I would like to set up a MS DOS script that will check the contents of a TXT file and compare it to today's date. If the dates are different, then send out a email. Is there an easy way to do it without downloading software, i.e. blat? Thank you.

look friends, i have tried to lock mine folder using rename command and alt tab the command was ren deepak _ here _ is the combination of alt+607 . which changed mine folder name to _ and also hide it's content . now when i am trying to rename and unlock it. i can't . please tell me any method...